A carpenter has a board that is 8 feet long. He cuts off two pieces. One piece is 3 1/2 feet long and the other is 2 1/3 feet lo

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Elden [556K]

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A carpenter has a board that is 8 feet long. He cuts off two pieces. One piece is 3 1/2 feet long and the other is 2 1/3 feet lo

ng. How much of the board is left?

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Aneli [31] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-22T05:35:37+03:00

Aneli [31]3 years ago

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Add 3 1/2 and 2 1/3,

Firstly, find the common denominator. It is is 6

3 3/6 + 2 2/6

this gets you 5 5/6.

Take this away from 8:

8 - 5 5/6 = 2 1/6

So 2 1/6 of the board is left over.